Category: Mutual Funds

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Mutual Fund Past Performance Monkey Business: BEWARE

By Bryan Binkholder on Jul 26, 2010 in Brokerage Firm Games, Featured, Investing, Mutual Funds, The Cons of Wall Street

Soon to be released study from the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (Sept. 2010) shows that Mutual Fund Past Performance means nothing but is used to seduce and swindle investors. In this video and attached report, you will see exactly why looking at past performance of mutual funds is a cardinal sin (possible an unforgivable [...]

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Don’t Be A Sucker! The Madness Must Stop. Stock Picking, Track Record Investing, Past Performance

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Asset Allocation, Investing, Mutual Funds, Retirement Planning

Originally Posted on March 21, 2009.

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Active Management (Mutual Funds/Brokers) Vs Passive Management (Asset Classes and Index Funds)

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Asset Allocation, Asset Allocation, Diversification, ETF & Index Funds, Investing, Mutual Funds, Retirement Planning

The argument has raged for years that mutual funds and brokers can deliver better returns by their ‘knowledge’ concerning the market. While many investors fall prey to this misinformation, the truth has slowly gotten out and investors are learning. While managed funds still prey upon the ‘greedy’ with the idea that [...]

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The Mutual Fund Deception Continues!

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Mutual Funds

 
We see yet again how the financial industry tries to mislead advisors and investors. Become educated and remember–you can’t always believe everything you read! Putnam Absolute Funds came out in early 2009 after the market had collapsed (along with hundreds of other mutual funds–see MF Deception). Mutual Funds success (how much they make) [...]

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Beware! Mutual Fund Dishonesty Is On The Rise

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Mutual Funds, The Cons of Wall Street

Originally Posted on April 16 2009.

The coach pounds away on the con game used by mutual fund firms and brokers to create the illusion of good performing funds. The video originally posted April 16, 2009 discussed the launch of Putnum’s Absolute Return Funds. Subsequent video’s show how Bryan was right on when he [...]

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Mutual Fund Incubator Funds: The Dirty Little Secret

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Mutual Funds, The Cons of Wall Street

What they DON’T tell you about mutual funds…

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Mutual Fund Fee’s and Expenses

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Mutual Funds

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So you get that big prospectus but what’s really inside of it? Learn to understand all of the fee’s and expenses that are ‘hidden’ within mutual funds.

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Mutual Fund Share Classes

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Mutual Funds

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Brokerage firms sell mutual funds with a dizzying array of ‘alphabet letters’ and most investors have no idea what it really means.  Watch the video to learn the difference between A, B, C and other share classes.

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Are Bond Mutual Funds A Good Idea? Who Benefits?

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Bonds & Bond Funds, Mutual Funds

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Bond funds or mutual funds primarily composed of bonds are sold to investors as a way to ‘diversify’ your risk when investing in bonds. The problem is that when times get tough, bond mutual fund managers must liquidate bond holdings to cover redemptions thus causing investors who are attempting [...]

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American Funds: Closet Indexer & Great Marketer

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Mutual Funds

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American Funds is a mutual fund that is widely recommended by most brokers and firms due to their past performance of being at least ‘decent’ with their returns (when you figure in all costs).  The problem is that now American Funds holds over 880 Billion in assets and its size [...]

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